Shingles vaccine shows potential in preventing dementia

iltalehti.fi (Italian)

Shingles vaccine may help prevent dementia. New research suggests the shingles vaccine could slow the progression of dementia and reduce the risk of death from the disease by nearly 30%. This unexpected finding, potentially linked to the vaccine's effect on the varicella-zoster virus, adds to previous studies indicating other vaccines may also offer brain protection.


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